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Seattle Now

Seattle Now is a smart, daily news podcast for a curious city, from KUOW and the NPR Network. New episodes every weekday morning and evening.

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Episodes

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Senate hears testimony on Boeing's eroding safety culture, Seattle's facing a massive budget hole, and SIFF unveils the lineup for its 50th film festival. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Black Panthers in Seattle turn to the next chapter

    The Black Panther Party’s Seattle chapter is drumming up new plans, more than 40 years after it disbanded. A group devoted to preserving Black Panther history plans to open a museum in Pioneer Square early next year, bringing attention to the ways the Panthers influenced Seattle then, and still do now. Seattle Times Race and Equity Reporter Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks is here to tell us about it, with some help from Elmer Dixon, a founding member of Seattle’s Black Panther chapter.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Major increase in antisemitic incidents in WA, officials call for a statewide drought emergency, and Seattle's getting a new arts venue downtown. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • How a Canlis chef's yard became a community garden

    A new community garden is in the works in Shoreline. It all started with a Canlis chef and some spectacular fruit trees. Patricia Murphy has the story on the garden’s unlikely path to a shared community P-Patch from some of people who made it happen.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Fire destroys businesses in Snoqualmie, high school seniors will get a break on some graduation requirements, and rural jails in WA are facing big challenges. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Supportive housing for Native Americans opens in Seattle, another "exceptional" tree is cut down, and Be’er Sheva Park is having its grand reopening this weekend. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

  • Casual Friday with Jodi-Ann Burey and Lex Vaughn

    This week… Our personal data is in the hands of a lot of companies. Two Washington lawmakers reached across the aisle to propose national data security laws. Furry friends rejoice, five new dog parks are coming to Seattle. And we take a crack at naming Washington State University’s newest apple, and you can too. Author Jodi-Ann Burey and Editor of the Needling Lex Vaughn are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Seattle has a new plan to hire more cops, library branches to close intermittently, and Chipotle will pay up for violating worker protections. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

  • SPD's (tentative) contract and what it means for the city

    The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild have a tentative agreement on a contract. It includes large retroactive raises for officers, and some changes to accountability. Publicola Editor and Publisher Erica C. Barnett is here to explain what’s in it, and what it says about Seattle’s relationship with its police force.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Another business flees Pacific Place, King County's public health clinics could close without a budget fix, and a proposed solar project on San Juan Island is getting pushback. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna

  • Financial Health 101 for an expensive region

    Monday is tax daySo today.. In recognition of Monday’s tax deadline… we’re talking finance 101 in our expensive region. Financial coach Suzanne Klenck has some words of wisdom, and some tips to get started if planning sounds daunting.